Tool Kit:
How Nonprofits Can Advocate Effectively — and Stay Within the Law

TOOL KIT

February 09, 2017

How Nonprofits Can Advocate Effectively — and Stay Within the Law

Establishing your organization as a source of information and ideas for policy makers can help advance your cause — an especially important function in tumultuous political times. Whether you’re aiming to help shape public policy under a new administration in Washington or boost your cause at the local level, this collection of Chronicle resources will help you build ties with lawmakers and follow Internal Revenue Service rules that preclude 501(c)(3) organizations from lobbying.

Trustees’ connections and community clout can be invaluable for the nonprofits they serve, but these assets are often underused. Experts share their secrets on how to motivate board members to make your case to legislators and policy makers.